Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 634 · 40 questions

Tip (Verb + what + number): Usual order: name and contact details → a short objective → education → skills, projects, achievements → hobbies and interests. Strong action verbs: Led, Organised, Built, Designed, Taught, Raised, Created, Managed, Improved, Collected. Weak: “Was part of”, “Helped with stuff”, “Was involved in”. Add a number for the result: 6 students taught, ₹8,000 raised, 300 books collected. In education, list the latest first.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Did some things
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
6. 6.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Led
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Collected
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Led
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Led
28. 28.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Organised
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Collected
33. 33.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Designed
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper

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